Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary
Alt Name:	karlapat wildlife sanctuary
Iucn Category:	IV
Map:	Odisha
Map Alt:	Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary
Relief:	1
Nearest City:	Kalahandi
Area:	147.66km (91.75miles)
Designated:	^[1]
Governing Body:	Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Odisha

Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Kalahandi district and a popular tourist attraction of Odisha in India.^[2] Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is about 15 km from Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district.

The sanctuary covers an area of .^[3] It lies within the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion.^[4] Major plant communities include mixed deciduous forests and scrublands.^[5] The forest consists of flora like Sal, Bija, Asan, Harida, Amala, Bahada and Bamboo and varieties of medicinal plants.^[6] This sanctuary is home to many wildlife species like tiger, leopard, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, mouse deer, a wide variety of birds like green munia, Great Eared-nightjar and various reptiles.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sanctuaries in Odisha - A quick glance. odishawildlife.org. 31 October 2019.
2. Web site: Welcome to Orissa! . 13 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130120323/http://orissatourism.gov.in/new/wildlife.htm . 30 November 2011 . dead .
3. Palei et al. (2011). "Avifauna of Karlpat Wildlife Sanctuary". Indian Forester, Vol. 10, pp. 1197–1203.
4. Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press; Washington, DC. pp. 306–308
5. Negi, Sharad Singh (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India. Indus Publishing. p. 144
6. Web site: 6 elephants die in two weeks in Odisha's Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary. 16 February 2021 .
7. Palei et al. (2011). Avifauna of Karlpat Wildlife Sanctuary. Indian Forester, Vol. 10, pp. 1197–1203
8. Palei . Himanshu Shekhar . 2012-01-01 . Sighting of Green Avadavat Amandava formosa in Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India . Zoos' Print Journal . XXVII . 25.
9. Palei (2014). A first record of the Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis (Vigors, 1831) (Aves: Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae) in Odisha, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(12): 6566–6567; https://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3968.6566-7